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Archbishop – The Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson

American Martyrs

Sat., Jan.  2;  5:00 PM –   Beth Smith

  Priest:  Rev. Louis Manna   

Sun., Jan.  3;  8:30 AM –  Peter Renn     

Thursday,  Jan. 6^th ;  6:00 PM –  Taryn Rooks Vires

Sat., Jan.  09;  5:00 PM –  Leslie Cozart  

  Priest:  Rev. Louis Manna   

Sun., Jan.  10;  8:30 AM –  Elizabeth Harmon      

Communion Service, Wednesday,  Jan. 13^th ;  8:00 AM

Sat., Jan.  16;  5:00 PM –   Daw White Jr.

  Priest:  Rev. Louis Manna   

Sun., Jan.  17;  10:30 AM –   Martha Boswell

Wednesday,  Jan. 20^th ; 8:00 AM – Petronilla Hutchins Manna

January - Lay Ministries– American Martyrs

Saturday  5:00 pm                        Sunday  8:30  am   

Lector:   Mary Smith                  Lector:  Marcy Donohue

January:  James Cruz  & Rich Smith

Cleaning Products are in the cleaning closet.

My Jesus,  I believe that You are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,  come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 

Wed.  Jan  6: 5:30 pm  – Rosary

                       6:00 pm –  Communion Service

Sun., Jan.  10;  10:30 AM –   Cecil J. Smith

  Priest:  Rev. Louis Manna   

Wed.  Jan  13: 5:30 pm  Mass –Parishioners

        6:00 pm –  Parish Council Meeting if Needed

Sun., Jan. 17; 10:30 AM –  Jean Marie Reinstedler 

  Priest:  Rev. Louis Manna   

Wed.  Jan  20: 5:30 pm  – Rosary

                       6:00 pm –  Communion Service

January      3 –  Peggy Boulet

 10 – John Mead           17 – Terry Thixton

  24  – Judy Saunders   31 – Betty Bowers

7 – Jane Zatonsky    14 – Carolyn Saltsgaver

21 – Joe Mahuron     28 –  Janet Paynter

    If you want to watch zoom masses from

Fr. Chris Craig at Prince of Peace in Madison

Mass Times:  Sunday's 10 am, 5:30 pm Tuesday’s; Friday's Noon

Prince of Peace Website:  http://www.popeace.org

   Father, Thank you for your great love and blessing over our lives. Thank you that your favor has no end, but it lasts for our entire lifetime. Forgive us for sometimes forgetting that you are intimately acquainted with all of our ways, that you know what concerns us, and you cover us as with a shield. We ask that we would walk in your blessing and goodness today. That your face would shine on us. That you would open the right doors for our lives and for our loved ones, that you would close the wrong doors and protect us from those we need to walk away from. Establish the work of our hands and bring to fulfillment all that you have given us to do in these days. We pray that you would make our way purposeful and our footsteps firm out of your goodness and love. Give us a heart of wisdom to hear your voice, and make us strong by your huge favor and grace. In Jesus' name, Amen.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." ~ Philippians 4:6

FOCUS: The eternal gifts of joy, hope, and peace are bestowed on those who choose to live in the light of Christ.

The voices of the prophet Isaiah, the Apostle Paul, and the three kings – Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior – resound today in one joyful chorus. They are reminding us that Christ, our Light, has come to dispel the darkness of sin and death and to remain with us forever.   

Reading 1.)   Isaiah 60:1-6;   Isaiah joyfully foretells of the light that emerges from darkness at the coming of Christ.

R)   Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.  

Reading  2.)  Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6;   In the second reading, Saint Paul reminds his listeners that, whether Gentile or Jew, they are all a part of the one body of Christ, the Church.

Gospel )     Matthew 2:1-12;   In the Gospel, the three wise men visit the Christ-child, bearing gifts to pay him homage

Listen to the Word
   As you listen to this familiar story again today, what one word or thought   

   really struck you? What image do you take away from this reading?

Question for Children: In your life, who helps you to see Jesus in other people such as a classmate or a friend?

Question for Youth: The star guided the Magi to Jesus. What are the people or events who have guided you in your relationship with Jesus?

Question for Adults: How this past week did you demonstrate God’s love at home and at work?

          American Martyrs

1^st  Week Mass with Fr. Chris Scottsburg, Thursday  5:30 pm

2^nd  Week Communion Service Scottsburg, Wednesday 8 am

3^rd  Week Mass with Fr. Chris Scottsburg, Wednesday 8 am

4^th  Week Mass with Fr. Chris Scottsburg, Wednesday 8 am

5^th  Week Mass with Fr. Chris Scottsburg, Wednesday 8 am

Eternal God, You have revealed Yourself as the Father of all Life. We praise You for the Fatherly care which You extend to all creation, and especially to us, made in Your image and likeness.

Father, extend Your hand of protection to those threatened by abortion, and save them from its destructive power. Give Your strength to all fathers, that they may never give in to the fears that may tempt them to facilitate abortions.

Bless our families and bless our land, that we may have the joy of welcoming and nurturing the life of which You are the source and the Eternal Father.  Amen.

   On 2-27-2021 the E6 Catholic Men’s Conference will be held at the All Saints Parish – St Joseph campus in St Leon Indiana. COVID-Compliance will limit attendance but more significantly there is unlimited live-streaming of the conference wherein individuals or groups (families, men’s groups or entire parishes) can witness and participate with a single enrollment.

Live or Streaming registration begins January 4^th HERE.

    Thanks and Blessings – Mike Demeglio - Seymour Deanery coordinator and Dan Riehle – Indianapolis Archdiocese Lead

    E6:  “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes” – Ephesians 6-11.

A   Baby is a Gift -   

CRADLE- 812-752-0123;   

Adoption Options -  317-878-3412

Pregnancy Helpline - 877-734-2444

     The five Catholic bishops of Indiana have extended the dispensation for the obligation to attend the public celebration of

 Mass on Sundays to all the faithful until further notice

    If you are in need of prayer support,

Please contact;   Parish Office 812-752-3693 or  amartyrs@frontier.com

     Most Merciful and Triune God, We come to You in our weakness. We come to You in our fear. We come to You with trust.  For You alone are our hope.      We place before You the disease present in our world.  We turn to You in our time of need.   Bring wisdom to doctors. Give understanding to scientists.  Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are ill.

    Stabilize our communities. Unite us in our compassion. Remove all fear from our hearts. Fill us with confidence in Your care.  Jesus, I trust in You.    Jesus,  I trust in You.  Amen.

     If you are new to either parish or have any change with your phone number or have you moved please let the Parish office know, it is as easy as a phone call, 812-752-3693;

email, amartyrs@frontier.com or  Stop by the

Parish Office at 262 W. Cherry Street, Scottsburg, IN 47170

Or there are forms at all the entrances of the church.

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 "The Lord and ruler is coming; kingship is his, and government and power." With these words, the Church proclaims that today's feast brings to a perfect fulfillment all the purposes of Advent. Epiphany, therefore, marks the liturgical zenith of the Advent-Christmas season. — Pius Parsch

             The Solemnity of the Epiphany is celebrated either on January 6 or, according to the decision of the episcopal conference, on the Sunday between January 2 and January 8. The young Messiah is revealed as the light of the nations. Yet, as the antiphon for the Magnificat at Second Vespers reminds us, three mysteries are encompassed in this solemnity: the adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi, the Baptism of Christ and the wedding feast at Cana. Extra candles and/or lamps may be placed around the sanctuary and in other parts of the church to honor Christ revealed as the Light of the Gentiles (Ceremonial of Bishops). It is customary to replace the images of the shepherds at the crib with the three Magi and their gifts. — Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year, Msgr. Peter J. Elliott, Ignatius Press.

The feast of Holy Name of Jesus, which is ordinarily celebrated today, is superseded by the Sunday liturgy.

          The feast of the Epiphany, which was kept in the East and in certain Western Churches before being observed in Rome, seems to have been originally a feast of the nativity; January 6, for those churches where it was kept, was the equivalent of Christmas (December 25) in the Roman Church. The feast was introduced at Rome in the second half of the sixth century and became the complement and, so to say, the crown of the Christmas festival.

      Epiphany means manifestation. What the Church celebrates today is the manifestation of our Lord to the whole world; after being made known to the shepherds of Bethlehem He is revealed to the Magi who have come from the East to adore Him. Christian tradition has ever seen in the Magi the first fruits of the Gentiles; they lead in their wake all the peoples of the earth, and thus the Epiphany is an affirmation of universal salvation. St. Leo brings out this point admirably in a sermon, read at Matins, in which he shows in the adoration of the Magi the beginnings of Christian faith, the time when the great mass of the heathen sets off to follow the star which summons it to seek its Saviour.

       That is the meaning, too, of the wonderful prophecy from Isaias which the liturgy appoints to be read in the first nocturn at Matins and at the Epistle of the Mass. This same thought of universal redemption the Church returns to as she sings, in the antiphon to the Magnificat at 2nd Vespers, applying the words to herself, of the union with Christ typified by the wedding feast at Cana, by the baptism of her children foreshadowed by that of Christ in the waters of the Jordan.

Formerly the Epiphany was an additional day for solemn baptisms.